What a freakin' putz you are to say such words to the OP. You disgust me. Your compassion extends to your elbow.
This dog is obviously well-loved. Socialized, not so much. But I don't blame it on the owner. Some just don't take, and I've had a couple. You just deal with it.
No way do I take that these folks don't love this dog. They're trying the best to assure he finds a good home, because they love him. As an add on, he sounds like he'd make a great police dog if there's a precinct that might want to adopt him.
“This dog is obviously well-loved. Socialized, not so much. But I don’t blame it on the owner. Some just don’t take, and I’ve had a couple. You just deal with it.”
I took my puppy to UNLV 4 days a week for an entire semester. I did everything the experts recommend. When he started showing fear, I put up a presentation board with treats by it that said “Puppy 101- help my puppy be socialized by tossing him a treat.” I sat in a recessed area with him so people weren’t too close. The best I ever got with his progression was gingerly accepting a treat by had and retreating. When he was about 3 months old, a neighbor said, “my dogs just want to say ‘hi.’ They won’t hurt him,” which was followed by him being attacked leaving him afraid of other dogs. I’ve invested a huge amount of time with my dog. Just a few days ago I sent my clicker to my parents that are working with a beagle puppy. I almost sent them a training dvd set that I was alerted in email that was on sale, but I thought that might be an over step. I’ve had dogs all my life and they’ve all been loved and obedience trained.